It’s a pretty eye-opening move by the Sixers, although it may not seem that way on the surface. Both Anderson and Luwawu-Cabarrot are young and talented prospects (24 and 23), but Philly obviously had a focus on adding another stretch-four to their roster, and Muscala fits that need.

Muscala, who’s 27 currently, is coming off the best season of his NBA career, posting averages of 7.6 points and 4.3 rebounds while shooting 45.8 percent from the field. His 20 minutes per game in 2017-18 are the most he’s played in a single season of his career.

As for Anderson, he was set to enter his third year with the Sixers and averaged 7.1 points and 3.0 rebounds over 62 games with the team. The decision to trade Luwawu-Cabarrot may be the biggest surprise though, as he was a former first-round pick by the team in the 2014 NBA Draft.

In two seasons with Philly, Luwawu-Cabarrot averaged 6.1 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. He did see his minutes per game drop to 15.5 last season from 17.2 during his rookie year. There was a good chance his minutes may have dropped once again in 2018-19 as well.